Quileute Canyon (also Quillayute Canyon) is a submarine canyon, off of Washington state, United States.
Its location
It is just north of Quinault Canyon.
Quileute Canyon is offshore, from both La Push and Forks. Quillayute River pours into the Pacific Ocean, onshore, near Rialto Beach, and Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge is also near, onshore. The Quileute Indian Reservation is near, onshore.
Exploration
As of September 2017, the area is being explored.
Aquatic life
Large sponges and large jellyfish have been found, living there.
Nearby submarine canyons
All of the following submarine canyons are near, headed north to south:
Clayoquot Canyon
Father Charles Canyon
Loudon Canyon
Barkely Canyon
Nitinat Canyon
Juan de Fuca Canyon
Quileute Canyon
Quinault Canyon
Grays Canyon
Guide Canyon
Willapa Canyon
Astoria Canyon
See also
Local geography
Abyssal fan
Astoria Canyon
Astoria Fan
Cascadia Basin
Cascadia Channel
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Grays Canyon
Juan de Fuca Canyon
Juan de Fuca Plate
Juan de Fuca Channel
Nitinat Canyon
Nitinat Fan
Quileute Canyon
Willapa Canyon
Other uses of the term Quileute
Quileute
Quileute language
Quillayute River
Quileute Tribal School
USS Quileute (YTB-540)